Hog-slaughtering appliance.



H. M. KELLOGG.

HOG SLAUGHTERING APPLIANCE; APPLICATION mm MAY 12. 1916.

1 ,1 89,966. Patented July 4, 1916.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR H6179 WLfI ZZO ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. KELLOGG, OF DEVON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 FREDERICK LE PAN, 0F DEVON, CONNECTICUT.

I-IOG-SLAUGI-ITERING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent. v

' Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed May 12, 1916. Serial No. 97,059.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. KnLLoGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at the town or Devon, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog- Slaughtering Appliances; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to hog slaughtering appliances, more particularly those which are utilized for the purpose of shackling the hind legs of a hog preparatory to suspending and delivery for sticking or for any other operation or process requiring the suspension of the animal.

My invention has for its object to prevent such struggling of the 110g as would resultin spraining or dislocating joints, or in bruising or tearing tissues, with the end in view that no flesh bruises or discoloration shall appear in the hams or other parts when ready for commercial use.-

A further object of my invention is to provide a double shackle, one for each hind leg of the hog, these shackles being so arranged and disposed that they may be manipulated not only independent of each other, but each without affecting the other in the slightest.

Furthermore, my invention aims to provide an exceedingly simple and efiicient structure, readily manipulated, not at all likely to get out of order, and which may be made at comparatively little cost.

Other objects of my invention will be obvious to one skilled in the art from the following description and disclosure of an embodiment thereof which I have herein selected for the purposes of illustration.

In the accompanying drawing Figures 1 and 2 are elevations in different planes of an appliance constructed in accordance with my invention.

Similar numerals of reference denote like parts in both figures of the drawing.

1 is a hoisting chain having at its upper end the usual hook 2 for engagement with the inclined track or runway whereby the hog is delivered to the sticker or other operator.

I have not illustrated nor will I describe any track or runway or any hoisting apparatus since they are very ordinary and form no part of my present invention.

3 is a swivel which has its extremities Intermediate the' chain 1 and forming a part thereof is an elongated bar 5 whose ends are linked to the chain by eyes 6 formed at the extremities of said bar, and rigid with this bar and preferably integral therewith is a stop or shoulder 7 the latter being located near the lower end of said bar.

To the lower end of the chain is linked a tie hook 8 having an opening 9 in its lower end. That part of the chain 1 suspended from the lower end of the bar 5 constitutes one leg shackle, and the other leg shackle, which I will presently describe, is so associated with the bar 5 that it can be manipulated in any direction without affecting the rest of the structure in the slightest degree.

10 is a hub loose around the bar 5 and consequently capable of free turning movements after the manner of a swivel, and extending at diametrically opposite points from said hub are cross-bars 11.

12 is a chain having linked to its lower end a tie hook 13 having a hole 14 in its lower end, this hook in all respects being identical with the hook 8.

15 is a ring encircling the bar 5 above the hub 10 andlinked to the upper end of the chain 12, the diameter of said ring being such that it cannot pass over or beyond either of the cross-bars 11. The shoulder 7 acts as a stop for the hub 10 and any twisting strain brought to bear against the crossbars 11 will be immediately relieved by the rotation of said bars.

The chain 12, hook 13 and ring 15 constitute a second leg shackle, and from the aforesaid description it will be evident that this shackle, loosely suspended as it is around the bar 5, has an exceedingly extensive field of operation owing not only to its radial swing from the bar 5 but also to the fact that it can slide along said bar and can be swung in any direction around the axis of the bar.

My construction, therefore, offers in effect, a hoisting chain which is bifurcated at the lower portion, each bifurcation or fork constituting a leg shackle, while each of these shackles may be freely manipulated and pulling the tie hooks free of the chain,

Should the hog handler succeed in shackling one leg only, this will not, of course, interfere with the suspending of the hog, but this can occur only at very rare intervals since, no matter how far apart a hog may spread its legs the effective sweep of my leg shackles is so great that the ditliculty in shackling both legs of the hog is reduced to a minimum.

In the drawings 1 have shown the chain 12 distended away from the chain 1 merely for the purpose or" a better and possibly a clearer understanding of my invention, whereas in actual use the two chains are substantially parallel. Of course, it will be readily understood that the object of the stop 7 is to keep the ring 15 and the rotary cross bars 11 clear of the extreme lower part of the bar 5, so that the hub 10 of the cross bars will not become wedged at the base of the lower eye 6, and this stop might be omitted, and I do not wish to be limited. to the provision of any special stop in this connection.

Having thus described my invention what I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An appliance of the character described comprising a main suspension chain having at its upper end the usual track hook and suspension spur connected to the chain by a swivel. and at its lower end a leg shackle provided at its extremity with the usual tie hook, the upper and lower portions of said chain being connected by an elongated rod whose extremities are linked to said portions said rod having a rigid stop shoulder, rotatable cross-bars around said rod and above said step, and a second shackle chain having at its lower end a tie hook and at its upper end aring encircling said rod.

2. An appliance of the character described. comprising a hoisting chain having intermediate its length an elongated bar provided with a shoulder portion that part of said chain below said bar constituting one leg shackle having at its lower end a tie hook. rotatable cross bars swiveled around said bar above said shouldered portion and slidable along said rod, and a second leg shackle provided at its lower end with a tie hook and having at its upper end a ring which encircles said bar above said cross bars, the diameter of said ring being such that it cannotpass below said cross bars.

An appliance of the character de-- scribed, comprising a main suspension chain having a tie hook at its lower end. an elongated bar intermediate the length ot said chain and forming a part thereof. a rotary crossbar element loose around said rod, the

-lower portion of said chain below said bar Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

